Container for collapsible tubes



B. E. D. STAFFORD CONTAINER FOR CGLLAPSIBLE TUBES.

PPLICAHON FILED JULY 3|, 919. RENEWED WW 3, H32).

Patented June EL 1921 2 SHEETS-SHEET l 8 E. 0. STAFFORD. CONTAINER FORCOLLAPSIBLE TUBES.

MAY 3. 1921.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 31,1919. RENEWED Patented June 2L 1921 2SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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ilipplicationfiled July 31, i919, Serial Ho. 314;l18.

To (ZZZ coil-0m it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN E. D. STAF- FORD, a, citizen oi? the UnitedStates, and it resident of Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny andfiltrate of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Containers for Collapsible Tubes; and I do herebydeclare the following to be :t'ull, clear, and exact description of the1 critics, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which ituppertsins to moire and use the some.

My invention relates to an improvement in a container for it collapsibletube.

Many Well known toilet and medical preparations and the like are sold incol lztpsible tubes wh" 2h ere made of o flexible sheet material, andare compressed to eject the contents iron} :2. nozzle provided thereon.

The objects of my invention are to provide an ornamental containeradopted to receive the ordinary flexili le or collapsible tube oiconimerce or a, specially designed tube, and inclose end protect it andits contents against dirt and injury and which can stenderect on ashell": or table.

A. further object or my invention .is to provide :1 container with meanswhereby the contents of the flexible tube, or any port of the contentsmay be expelled by the pressure of e finger theresgsinst.

With these and other objects in view my invention consists broadly in a,container he ting; for the attachment of a flexible tube and providedwith linger slot or slots.

It further consists in ports and combinations of ports as "will be morefully explained and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drowin s. Figure l iorin oi hey improved containershowing on ordinary flexible tube of commerce secured therein; Fig, 2 is:1. view in elevation oi? the some showing the finger slot closed; Fig.3 is a; View in elevution of the hood for closing the finger slot in thecontainer; Fig. 4: iso view in section. on the line of Fig. 1; ig. 5 iss View in section on the line 5-5 of fig. 2.2; l ig. 6 is a view insection on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1; Fig". 7 is it view oi? the containershown in Fig. 1 with the hood for closing the finger slot on the outsideoi the contoiner; and Figs. 8 to Ill inclusive are views ofmodifications.

represents the container which in the ,Speoification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 211, 153210 Renewed May 3, 1921. Serial No; 466,535.

construction shown in Fig. 1, consists of a body, preferably cylindricalhaving an in tegrol head 16 and a removable rear end closure 17. Thehead 16 is preferably provided with a bead 18 at its juncture with thebody or the container, the said head be ing preferebiy milled orotherwise roughcued so that it may b grasped in one hand and hold whilethe end closure 1? is being turned to turn the hood as will be hereinafter explained and the periphery of the closure 1? is shaped to conformto said head so as to present a balanced appearance. This end closure ismade flat so as to const} tote a base in; the container the head 16 isprovided centrally with o hole preferably threaded to engage theexternal thread on the nozzle 19 on a. flexible tube oil commerce, andthis nozzle projects sufliciently from the head to receive the screw1'20, 'WlllCil. may be the screw cap sold with the cello ble tube or onespecially dos container. The body 15 o'i preferably of a size slightlylargerthsn the collapsible tube so so to provide proper support for theletter at all times until the entire contents have been ejected, and itis provided With an elongated linger slot '21 extending lengthwise thebody throng which the end of s finger or fingers may be inserted forcoinpressirno the collaspible tube 22 and ejecting the contents thereofthrough the nozzle 19.

The end closure 17 is provided with on in verdly projecting circularflange 23 to which the hood secured. This hood is cylindrical in shapeto conform to and k iy lit within the container 15, and is approximatelythe length of the body of ood for the the container is the container soas to close the slot 21. which.

may and preferably does extend throughout tile major part cit-the lengthof the letter. The hood is also provided with it slot 25 of the. shit peand size of the slot 21 in the container 15, so that when the hood isturned, by turning the end closure 1?} opening 25 therein Will olznowith the Eli tainer the finger opening therein should be closed byturning the hood so as to carry its slot 25 to one "side of the slot inthe container.

Instead of locating the hood withinthe container as shown in Figs. 1 and2, it may be on the outside as in Fig. 7, and instead of attaching it tothe end closure it may be loose on the container between the beads onthe cap and end closure as shown in Figs. 13 and 14:.

In Fig. 8 I have shown the cap 16 made separate from and screwed to theend of container 15, and have provided the hood with two finger openingsthe one 25 extending approximately the length of the container and theother 25 much shorter and located near the rear end of the container,the shorter one being used when the tube is full or nearly so and thelonger one after the tube has been partly exhausted. The short fingeropening exposes only a small part of the tube and protects the otherpart against accidental puncture, when the tube is full and liable to beruptured by excessive pressure.

In using the device the container is grasped in the hand with theopening 21 therein in a positon to receive the ends of the four fingersof the hand holding it, hence by covering a part of the opening so as toexpose a smaller surface of the collapsible tube, only one or possiblytwo fingers of the hand will press against the tube and thus not onlyminimize the danger of rupturing it, but will also limit the pressure tothat of the one or two fingers of the hand holding the container.

In the construction shown in Fig. 11, the head 16 is. provided with athreaded bore 16 to receive the nozzle 19 of the commercial tube 22, andwith an externally threaded nozzle 19 to receive the cap 20 which may bethe cap that goes with the tube 22, of a specially designed capto gowith the container.

In this construction the end closure 17 may be permanently attached tothe body oi! In Fig. 12 I have shown thebody of the container 15 made ofglass tubing open at both ends, the head 16 being cemented or otherwisesecured thereto at one end, and the closure 17 .secured in or to theother end, and have also shown the nozzle 19 threaded to engage the cap16 and extended in the form of a tube 19which' may be'used 'forinjection, spraying, medicine dropper or other purposes.

It is evident that many slight changes might be resorted to in therelative arrangement of parts shown and described without departing fromthe spirit and scope of my invention. Hence I would have it understoodthat I do not wish to confine myself to the exact constructionandarrangement of parts shown and described, but

- Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters-Patent, is

1. A portable container for a collapsible tube comprising a hollow bodywith a head at one end the latter having a threaded opening to receivethe threaded nozzle of a collapsible tube, the nozzle projecting throughthe head and normally closed-by a screw cap, the said container having afinger opening therein whereby the contents of the tube may be ejectedthrough said nozzle and opening by the pressure of a finger against thetube, a closure for the other end of said container, the said closureadapted to be turned and a hood carried by said closure and adapted tobe turned by the latter for closing said finger opening.

2. A portable container for a collapsible tube comprising a hollow bodyhaving a head at one end and open at the other end, the said head havingan opening to receive the nozzle of the tube, and the body having afinger slot extending lengthwise thereof whereby the contents of thetube may be ejected through the nozzle by the pressure of a fingeragainst the tube, a closure for the open end of the container, the saidclosure being mounted to turn and a hood secured to the closure andlocated within the container andadapted to be turned with the closurefor closing the finger slot in the container.

8. The combination of a container having a head at one end, open at theother end and provided with a fin er slot in its side or body, the headhaving a nozzle opening through the same, a removable closure for theopen end of the container, and a collapsible tube having a dischargenozzle projecting through the nozzle opening in the head, the said tubewhen filled approximately filling the container so as to be supported bythe latter while the contents of the tube are being ejected by fingerpressure through the slot in the container.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses. I

BnNJAMinn. n. STAFFORD.

Witnesses: I

H. E. PENNYPAOKER, HARRY M. WILLIS.

